This Thursday, the round of 16 of the UEFA Europa League, the second most important club tournament on the 'Old Continent', will kick off, with an intense day featuring eight matches.
The first four matches of the day will begin at 14:45 (Argentina time). Among them, the standout is the visit of England's Aston Villa, which features Argentine stars Emiliano 'Dibu' Martínez and Emiliano Buendía, to France's Lille. Additionally, Roma, with Argentine Matías Soulé, will play away against Bologna in an all-Italian clash. At the same time, Germany's Stuttgart will host Portugal's Porto, while Greece's Panathinaikos will host Spain's Betis, where Argentines Valentín Gómez, Giovani Lo Celso, and Ezequiel 'Chimy' Ávila play.
At 17:00, the last four matches will be played. The most notable will be the one where Spain's Celta de Vigo, with Argentine Franco Cervi, hosts France's Lyon, which also features Argentine Nicolás Tagliafico.
According to the Argentine News Agency, the other Argentine who will take to the pitch this Thursday will be midfielder Nicolás Domínguez, when England's Nottingham Forest hosts Denmark's Midtjylland.
Finally, also at 17:00, Hungary's Ferencváros will host Portugal's Sporting Braga at their stadium, and Belgium's Genk will face Germany's Freiburg.
